I'll eat up all your crackers and your licorice

100 Words about Baseball

Why I Love Baseball

There is no clock
90 feet between bases is genius
There are secret signs
Hanging curveballs are sexy
Numbers are magic: 755, 56, 7, 61, 1.12
Tinker to Evers to Chance
Ivy at Wrigley
The Green Monster
The suicide squeeze
Cracker Jack
Walt Whitman liked it
Jackie Robinson and Pee-Wee Reese
It just feels American
The seventh-inning stretch
Superstition
Guys in tight pants
Bull Durham
Centerfield
There’s no crying in baseball
Cooperstown
A great play at the plate
Chatter
Pepper
High socks
Tradition
Spring training
Keeping score
The rubber game
The infield fly rule
162 chances

Become a Fan

It's official - he's too smart for me

I was just reading something about Expedition Everest and turned to Alex to tell him what I'd just learned.

Me: Hey, you know the big hill you go down on Expedition Everest?Me: You know, the one after they take your picture?Alex: Yeah.Me: Did you know it's...Alex: 80 feet.Me: [taken aback]Me: How did you know that?Alex: I read the Wikipedia.